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Mikado, [193-]. 'Federal Theatre for New York City Presents - The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company in a 6 Day Festival Under the Big Tent...Mikado - [HMS] Pinafore & Trial by Jury - Pirates of Penzance - York Avenue Lot...Sponsor - Home Thrift Assn.'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers, re-employ them on public relief, and to bring theater to thousands in the United States who had never before seen live theatrical performances.